16 - Sunday, June 14, 1987 ~ North Shore News 9 OF COURSE, it’s nice to have a dad around the house, but today’s dads make it even nicer. Instead of just seing moral and ethical leaders of the family, to- day’s dads are involved in all kinds of family activities that make them full-time participants in everything the family is and doses. That’s a big, revolutionary change that’s come about in just 25 years. And the change isn’t just incidental! of accidental. Our lifestyles have changed and, along with the many pulls and pushes that have affected the Ca- nadian family, father is once more a live member of the clan. Chalk up another victory for the battle for equality that mothers have been waging, almost from the beginning of history. Now that mother is out in the job market, she not only com- mands the respect she has earned for running the household, but now needs the reinforcement that a true helpmate husband can give. Two-income families have heralded the spawning of the two-helper household. And dad is the second helper — and not a reluctant one! Many, if not most, of today’s dads wield a mean vacuum cleaner, scrub a _ food-stained platter, talcum a diaper rash, and rustle up some pretty gourmet dishes. As tutors for the kids, dads don’t take back seats either. You find a spate of them at PTA meetings and conferences with teachers. Of course, out on the playground or playing field, dad still probably has no peer. Locking back a couple of hun- dred years to the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, you can see father in the role of a full-time parent. In fact, from the time each child was weaned, it was to become a ward of dad —- at the smithy, in the grain field, at the guild craft hall, wherever! Then came the revolution, Dad left hearth and home for factory and office and the efficiency of organized mass production. It was only then that mother was s dads ‘contribute more to the househol left at home to be both disciplinarian and mentor. (Up till that time, she had been so busy bearing additional children, then feeding them, that the elder brothers and sisters had to fend for themselves). In recent years, dad has been kind of nice to have around the house again. There is no substitute for a loving and caring dad when mother needs a helping hand, especially after she’s put in a har- rowing day behind a desk, in a lab, punching a computer, or keeping irate customers happy. And everything is likely to con- tinue in this direction, as an ever- swelling tide of erstwhile home- makers floods the job market in search of equality, satisfaction, fulfilment and extra money to lead the good life. Reliable estimates have it that in the 1990s, fully 80 per cent of women of childbearing age will be working. And their horizons will expand as they experience more life beyond the home, making them and their spouses bet- ter-than-ever-parents, equipped to cope with the mushrooming pro- biems of our complex society. No small part of the coping will be an understanding and helpful father who is ready, willing and able to take on his share of house- hold responsibility. ‘FATHER’S DAY ideas to heip choose a gift THE MORE things change, the more they remain the same! It’s about as true of gifts for dad as it is about anything else. Although the emphasis shifts from year to year, from decade to decade, the all-time favorite option is to give dad something to wear. : That is logical, too, since most Father’s Day gifts are gifts of need, and dads need something to wear for work, for play, and for going to bed at night. That’s the finding of the newest research done on gift-giving behavior by the Father’s Day Council. And apparel leads all other gift-giving preferences by about 2 to one! Next comes sports gear and other hobby items, followed closely by barbecue equipment and power tools. If you give dad a fragrance or spirit beverages, you won't be wrong, either — lots of people do, and in about equa! numbers. Surprise! Watches, too, are a gift favorite, which says something about how highly Canadians regard their dads. But it makes no difference what you give your dad — just so long as you give him an added helping of love on his special day. . Then if you want to put frosting on the cake, give him what you think he'll most appreciate. He’s sure to like it. Something else: Canadians spend pretty lavishly on gifts for dad. Three out of four people spend more than $25 on gifts for dad, with 15 per cent of the respondents spending in excess of $100. Fas! Boe Give Dad TSN and make his) summer come alive. When you give him —_ TSN, you give him: BASEBALL with Jays and Expos games, and a Saturday game of the week. In short, Dad gets Canada’s best baseball coverage. 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